Detail View: SHIMMER: Giant Wheel Type R60
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Title:
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Giant Wheel Type R60
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Dimensions:
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53 m high
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Image Date:
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2009
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Period:
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20th century ; 21st century
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Location:
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire
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Country:
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ENGLAND, UK
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Display Creator:
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BUSSINK, Ronald
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Terms:
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Tourist attractions
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Image ID:
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10-1445
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Description:
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View of a section of the wheel from inside a gondola. Middle distance: Barkers Pool and City War Memorial (1923). Right: Fountain Precinct (1970's) Location: at the top of Fargate, Sheffield City Centre (near the site of the original Goodwin Fountain. Additional statistics: The wheel has 42 Gondolas and 21 spokes. Its diameter is 50.5 m. Installed in 2009 and removed in November 2010 - operated by Great City Attractions.
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Rights:
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© Sheffield Hallam University
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Permissions:
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For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
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Photographed by:
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Dave Ball
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Creator:
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BUSSINK, Ronald
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Creator Role:
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Designer.
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Subject Heading:
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Tourism -- England -- Sheffield
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Subject Heading:
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Observation wheels
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Subject Heading:
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Architecture -- England -- Sheffield
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